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The QC, Vol. 82, No. 15 • February 1, 1996

1996_02_01_p001

WHITTIER
COLLEGE
J&. ^^ ^ -^ February 1,1996
Ouaker Campus
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
▲ SPORTS
The men's and women's
swimming teams lost against
Occidental College last Saturday, Jan. 27.
pg15
C A M.P
14
► The Perils of
Plastic...
You can have one, two,
three or more. What happens when you overload
your credit cards? Find out
more...
pg 7
C O L L E G
► Portrait of an
Artist...
Fred Buescher is featured in this week's Arts section. Buescher, a member of
the William Penn Society,
has an art show on display in
Wardman Gym. . _
pg 10
news
you can use
► Sr. line
Confirmation of spring
semester classes continues
throu: h. 2.
The lastchance toconfirm
is Wednesday. Feb. 7 from
9 a.m. to noon in Mendenhall.
Students who do not
confirm their classes will
have to re-register for them
during the add/drop period which begins Thursday,
Feb. 8. the first day of
The last day to add
classes is Feb. 22, and the
last d, : 'b.29.
Bob Owens Hired as Head Football Coach
PERSONNEL
► LaVerne graduate Bob
Owens is expected to bring
experience and excitement to
the Poet program which
suffered two consecutive 1-8
seasons under Kirk Hoza.
by VUK MILOJKOVIC
QC Senior Staff Writer
Bob Owens is expected to be
announced as the new Poet head
football coach Feb. 1, becoming
Whittier's fourteenth football
coach. Owens replaces Kirk Hoza
who was fired in December after
two consecutive 1 -8 seasons.
Last year, Owens served as
offensive assistant coach at University of Nevada, Reno, and
helped lead Division I Nevada (9-
2) to a Big West Conference title
and an appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl. Nevada was number
one in the nation in total offense
and in passing offense and number three in scoring in 1995.
Owens is a graduate of La-
Verne College (now called the
University of LaVerne) and received his Master's degree from
University of Oregon in 1972. His
coaching experience includes
stints at Utah State, Oregon and
Howard.
He was also the assistant head
coach and defensive coordinator
at Chico State in 1993 and 1994,
assistant coach with the Sacramento Surge ofthe World League
andoffensive coordinatoratLong
Beach State.
According to Whittier's Athletic Director Dave Jacobs, this is
the second time Owens has been
considered for the post. Owens
was a finalist in the 1991 search
that brought Ken Visser to the
College.
According to Jacobs, the
search committee received 70 applications for the position which
was advertised nationally.
"He has a lot of coaching experience and with his success, I
am amazed that this is his first
head coaching job at the collegiate level," Jacobs said. Jacobs
added that Owens' experience
with a high scoring, explosive
passing offense will bring something new to Whittier.
With regards to potential recruiting problems associated with
hiring a new coach, Jacobs said
that February is a good time for a
new coach to start, as most high
school students have not chosen
their college. Jacobs added that
Owens recruited for Nevada in
the Southern California area and
knows many of people involved
with college football in the area.
"Our most important recruits
for next year are the people that
are here right now, the freshmen
and other players," Jacobs said.
Bob Owens
Freshman Tony Lercara, who
served on the search committee,
said that finding someone with a
winning tradition was very important. Lercara added that
Owens' past experience at LaVerne and the fact that his brother
attended Whittier "showed us that
he has a lot of respect for the
school and for the conference.
"He seems like a players'
coach and someone who gives his
players a lot of say and respects
their opinions," he added.
During a telephone interview
with the Quaker Campus, Owens
said that he was very excited about
coming to Whittier.
"I am a graduate of LaVerne
and my brother attended Whittier
so I have a good feel for the intimacy and the important role small
colleges play," Owens said.
He added that he expected no
problems adjusting from coaching at a Division I level to the
Division III level.
"Football is football. No matter what level you play at, there
are certain fundamentals that you
have to employ which remain the
same," Owens said. It is important to work within the system
and realize which things are important to the school and to the
students."
Owens does not believe that
there is a conflict between academics and athletics. "As far as I
am concerned, people go to college to get an education and to get
a degree and footbal I is an extended part of that," he said.
During his coaching career,
Owens has worked with many
different aspects of a successful
program. This includes offense,
defense, special teams, and recruiting. He feels his variety of
experiences will make him a successful head coach.
Owens feels confident that the
Poets will be able to field a competitive team next season. He has
yet to fill all of his assistants positions and he will be workingclose-
ly with Buzz Bavielo and Mike
Chavez on recruiting in the coming months.
Owens commented that the
players want a good program and
a good coach above anything else
Please see COACH pg. 5
Radio Station Faces Unexpected
Costs in Returning to Operation
Globe-Trotting Poets
KWTR
► Fundingfortechnicalimprovements
is key to getting KWTR back on the air.
by SENG HUA
QC Staff Writer
After an 18 month absence from broadcasting, the College's radio station, KWTR,
faces an $8,000 to $ 12,000 budget shortfall
in bringing the station back into operation,
according to an independent technician's
report issued in January.
"We have [a] serious problem,""said
senior John Lawler, chair of the Publication Board, the committee which oversees
and provides funding for the eight-year-
old radio station.
In October, the Publications Board allocated KWTR $7,745 for staff salaries,
equipment and salaries for a technical advisor. Of this amount, $3,000 has already
gone to the salaried student staff who are
trying to get the station up and running,
according to Director of Student Activities
Tracy Poon.
Lawler said that an additional $10,000
is needed before further plans can proceed.
It is estimated that the Publications Board
has $3,000 unallocated. He will submit a
letter to the Council of Representatives
and Dean of Students Susan Allen requesting their financial support.
"It is the goal ofthe Publication Board
to restore the Whittier College radio station
KWTR to the air...," writes Lawler in his
letter to Council of Representatives. "I
would like to meet with you to discuss
potential plans of action in raising student
awareness/support for this project and possibly joint proposals for funding this operation."
Allen said she is aware of the general
plight of KWTR and will bring it to the
attention of Harold Hewitt, vice president
for business and finance, when she receives Lawler's formal letter.
Students working to re-energize the
radio station emphasize that administration and fellow students play a crucial role
in KWTR's future.
"It all depends on the school and what
financial support we would get," said
senior Mark Johnstone, KWTR's music
director.
Lawler said, "A lot of what will happen [to KWTR] depends on COR and the
college," adding that "it's a tragedy" that
money is the only issue holding the radio
Please see KWTR pg.4
. ■■%%■• ^^ iv-t -
fit*MARK
The QC explores the different experiences of
students who went abroad last semester in the
Campus Life special focus on travel. Students
who traveled to Ecuador, Spain, and India give
first hand accounts ofthe plights and perils of
life abroad. Also, director ofthe study abroad
programs, Dr. Mcbride answers common questions about the program. pg$* 8-9
ISSUE 15 • VOLUME 82

WHITTIER
COLLEGE
J&. ^^ ^ -^ February 1,1996
Ouaker Campus
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
▲ SPORTS
The men's and women's
swimming teams lost against
Occidental College last Saturday, Jan. 27.
pg15
C A M.P
14
► The Perils of
Plastic...
You can have one, two,
three or more. What happens when you overload
your credit cards? Find out
more...
pg 7
C O L L E G
► Portrait of an
Artist...
Fred Buescher is featured in this week's Arts section. Buescher, a member of
the William Penn Society,
has an art show on display in
Wardman Gym. . _
pg 10
news
you can use
► Sr. line
Confirmation of spring
semester classes continues
throu: h. 2.
The lastchance toconfirm
is Wednesday. Feb. 7 from
9 a.m. to noon in Mendenhall.
Students who do not
confirm their classes will
have to re-register for them
during the add/drop period which begins Thursday,
Feb. 8. the first day of
The last day to add
classes is Feb. 22, and the
last d, : 'b.29.
Bob Owens Hired as Head Football Coach
PERSONNEL
► LaVerne graduate Bob
Owens is expected to bring
experience and excitement to
the Poet program which
suffered two consecutive 1-8
seasons under Kirk Hoza.
by VUK MILOJKOVIC
QC Senior Staff Writer
Bob Owens is expected to be
announced as the new Poet head
football coach Feb. 1, becoming
Whittier's fourteenth football
coach. Owens replaces Kirk Hoza
who was fired in December after
two consecutive 1 -8 seasons.
Last year, Owens served as
offensive assistant coach at University of Nevada, Reno, and
helped lead Division I Nevada (9-
2) to a Big West Conference title
and an appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl. Nevada was number
one in the nation in total offense
and in passing offense and number three in scoring in 1995.
Owens is a graduate of La-
Verne College (now called the
University of LaVerne) and received his Master's degree from
University of Oregon in 1972. His
coaching experience includes
stints at Utah State, Oregon and
Howard.
He was also the assistant head
coach and defensive coordinator
at Chico State in 1993 and 1994,
assistant coach with the Sacramento Surge ofthe World League
andoffensive coordinatoratLong
Beach State.
According to Whittier's Athletic Director Dave Jacobs, this is
the second time Owens has been
considered for the post. Owens
was a finalist in the 1991 search
that brought Ken Visser to the
College.
According to Jacobs, the
search committee received 70 applications for the position which
was advertised nationally.
"He has a lot of coaching experience and with his success, I
am amazed that this is his first
head coaching job at the collegiate level," Jacobs said. Jacobs
added that Owens' experience
with a high scoring, explosive
passing offense will bring something new to Whittier.
With regards to potential recruiting problems associated with
hiring a new coach, Jacobs said
that February is a good time for a
new coach to start, as most high
school students have not chosen
their college. Jacobs added that
Owens recruited for Nevada in
the Southern California area and
knows many of people involved
with college football in the area.
"Our most important recruits
for next year are the people that
are here right now, the freshmen
and other players," Jacobs said.
Bob Owens
Freshman Tony Lercara, who
served on the search committee,
said that finding someone with a
winning tradition was very important. Lercara added that
Owens' past experience at LaVerne and the fact that his brother
attended Whittier "showed us that
he has a lot of respect for the
school and for the conference.
"He seems like a players'
coach and someone who gives his
players a lot of say and respects
their opinions," he added.
During a telephone interview
with the Quaker Campus, Owens
said that he was very excited about
coming to Whittier.
"I am a graduate of LaVerne
and my brother attended Whittier
so I have a good feel for the intimacy and the important role small
colleges play," Owens said.
He added that he expected no
problems adjusting from coaching at a Division I level to the
Division III level.
"Football is football. No matter what level you play at, there
are certain fundamentals that you
have to employ which remain the
same," Owens said. It is important to work within the system
and realize which things are important to the school and to the
students."
Owens does not believe that
there is a conflict between academics and athletics. "As far as I
am concerned, people go to college to get an education and to get
a degree and footbal I is an extended part of that," he said.
During his coaching career,
Owens has worked with many
different aspects of a successful
program. This includes offense,
defense, special teams, and recruiting. He feels his variety of
experiences will make him a successful head coach.
Owens feels confident that the
Poets will be able to field a competitive team next season. He has
yet to fill all of his assistants positions and he will be workingclose-
ly with Buzz Bavielo and Mike
Chavez on recruiting in the coming months.
Owens commented that the
players want a good program and
a good coach above anything else
Please see COACH pg. 5
Radio Station Faces Unexpected
Costs in Returning to Operation
Globe-Trotting Poets
KWTR
► Fundingfortechnicalimprovements
is key to getting KWTR back on the air.
by SENG HUA
QC Staff Writer
After an 18 month absence from broadcasting, the College's radio station, KWTR,
faces an $8,000 to $ 12,000 budget shortfall
in bringing the station back into operation,
according to an independent technician's
report issued in January.
"We have [a] serious problem,""said
senior John Lawler, chair of the Publication Board, the committee which oversees
and provides funding for the eight-year-
old radio station.
In October, the Publications Board allocated KWTR $7,745 for staff salaries,
equipment and salaries for a technical advisor. Of this amount, $3,000 has already
gone to the salaried student staff who are
trying to get the station up and running,
according to Director of Student Activities
Tracy Poon.
Lawler said that an additional $10,000
is needed before further plans can proceed.
It is estimated that the Publications Board
has $3,000 unallocated. He will submit a
letter to the Council of Representatives
and Dean of Students Susan Allen requesting their financial support.
"It is the goal ofthe Publication Board
to restore the Whittier College radio station
KWTR to the air...," writes Lawler in his
letter to Council of Representatives. "I
would like to meet with you to discuss
potential plans of action in raising student
awareness/support for this project and possibly joint proposals for funding this operation."
Allen said she is aware of the general
plight of KWTR and will bring it to the
attention of Harold Hewitt, vice president
for business and finance, when she receives Lawler's formal letter.
Students working to re-energize the
radio station emphasize that administration and fellow students play a crucial role
in KWTR's future.
"It all depends on the school and what
financial support we would get," said
senior Mark Johnstone, KWTR's music
director.
Lawler said, "A lot of what will happen [to KWTR] depends on COR and the
college," adding that "it's a tragedy" that
money is the only issue holding the radio
Please see KWTR pg.4
. ■■%%■• ^^ iv-t -
fit*MARK
The QC explores the different experiences of
students who went abroad last semester in the
Campus Life special focus on travel. Students
who traveled to Ecuador, Spain, and India give
first hand accounts ofthe plights and perils of
life abroad. Also, director ofthe study abroad
programs, Dr. Mcbride answers common questions about the program. pg$* 8-9
ISSUE 15 • VOLUME 82